🌾 SMAPI Mod Preloader

A lightweight and fast profile manager for Stardew Valley with SMAPI. Switch between different mod sets in a single keypress before starting your game!

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Features

• Instant Launch: Select your desired mod preset with a single key press (no Enter needed).
• Profile Management: Support for up to 9 custom mod profiles (Mods_ProfileName).
• Safe & Non-Destructive: Automatically backs up your original Mods folder into Mods_Backup on first launch.
• Zero Overhead: Launches StardewModdingAPI.exe and closes itself immediately to free up system resources.
• Auto-Restore on Exit/Uninstall: Includes an built-in option to safely restore your original mod setup and remove all preloader files seamlessly.

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🛠️ Installation & Setup

1. Download: Install the latest SMAPImodpreloader.exe from the Releases tab (or compile from source).
2. Place: Unzip folder somwere and run installer.exe as Administrator.
3. Auto-delete: auto deletes temporary files and folder with installer
4. Steam Launch Options (Optional): If you want Steam to launch this preloader automatically when clicking Play:
   • Open Steam -> Right-click Stardew Valley -> Properties.
   • In Launch Options, paste the path to SMAPImodpreloader.exe from concole

🛠️ Option 2: Manual Installation

1. Download: Download SMAPImodpreloader.exe from the Releases and place it into your main Stardew Valley game folder.
2. Configure Steam Launch Options Manually: *Open Steam -> Right-click Stardew Valley -> Properties -> General -> Launch Options.
3. Enter th path to your SMAPImodpreloader.exe wrapped in quotes, followed by %command% *(Exemple: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Stardew Valley\SMAPImodpreloader.exe" %command% )

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How to Use

1. Run SMAPImodpreloader.exe.
2. First Run: If you don't have profiles yet, press [0] to open Settings Menu.
3. Create a new profile (e.g., Farm or Vanillaplus). This will create a Mods_Farm folder in your game directory.
4. Put your desired mods inside the newly created Mods_ProfileName folder.
5. Next time you open the preloader, press [1]–[9] to choose your active profile and launch SMAPI!

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⚙️ Settings Menu Options

• [1] Create a new profile: Add up to 9 custom mod presets.
• [2] Rename a profile: Instantly rename existing mod setups.
• [3] Delete a profile: Remove a profile and its mod contents completely.
• [6] Uninstall this program: Restores your original Mods_Backup folder back to Mods, cleans up preloader files, and self-deletes.

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Update

1. Auto update: Open SMAPImodpreloader.exe -> Open settings menu -> [4] Update program to latest version.
2. Auto update2: Download latest version from the Releases -> Unzip folder somwere and run installer.exe as Admin.
3. Manual uppdate: Download latest version of SMAPImodpreloader.exe from the Releases -> unzip exe file to Stradew folder.

🛠️ Uninstall & clean

1. Auto uninstall: Open SMAPImodreloader -> Open settings menu -> [6] Uninstall this program
2. Manual uninstall: Open stradew folder -> Delete SMAPImodpreloader.exe

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Build from py-script/command

1. Pyinstaller:

   Makse sure you have Pyinstaller, if not install it whith pip install -U pyinstaller command. Than you need to download latest sourse code from the Releases and open it whith code editor which u have.' Run py exe_builder/build.py and build programm will do all automatically. Open dist folder and exe files will be dere.

2. Commands:

   if you didnt trust builder.py you can run: py -m PyInstaller --onefile --icon="exe_builder/icon.ico" installer.py ; py -m PyInstaller --onefile --icon="exe_builder/icon.ico" SMAPImodpreloader.py

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⚠️ Antivirus / Windows Defender Note

Note regarding False Positives: Because this executable is packaged using PyInstaller without an expensive commercial code-signing certificate, Windows Defender or SmartScreen may show a warning ("Unknown Publisher" / False Positive).

• To run: Click "More info" -> "Run anyway".
• Alternative: You can review the open-source Python script SMAPImodpreloader.py and compile it yourself using PyInstaller